Front view of the EKU Police Department building

EKU Police Department

701 Vickers Drive
Richmond, KY 40475

859-622-1111
Fax: 859-622-2243

EKU Police Department


The Eastern Kentucky University Police Department provides 24-hour patrol of campus buildings, parking lots, residence hall exteriors, and campus grounds. Patrol is by motor vehicle, bicycle, and on foot. The department does not provide patrol services to the regional campuses, but may provide other services to include investigations and crime prevention programs.

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Recent Emergency Alerts


Wed, March 12 - 01:15PM
All clear -- clear
Wed, March 12 - 12:45PM
Test EKU Alert 3/12/2025 -- EKU Urgent Test: Siren Test and Exercise on March 12th around 9:00AM. This is a test of the EKU Emergency Notification System. See EKU Email for more info. People traveling through the county will hear sirens as Blue Grass Army Depot conducts an Exercise. This is only a Test.
Sat, March 08 - 10:01PM
EKU Critical Alert: All Clear: Kentucky Utilities have been able to successfully restore power to the Richmond Campus. Resume normal activities. -- EKU Critical Alert: All Clear: Kentucky Utilities have been able to successfully restore power to the Richmond Campus. Resume normal activities.
Sat, March 08 - 09:24PM
Power Outage 3/8/2025 -- E K U Critical Alert: Richmond Campus experiencing Kentucky Utilities (KU) power outage. Power restoration expected this evening. Life-threatening emergencies: Call 911. Non life-threatening emergencies, contact 859-622-1111. Residential students contact your on call RA with questions and concerns.
Sat, March 08 - 08:29PM
Test EKU Alert - RSS Feed -- E K U Critical Alert: Richmond Campus experiencing Kentucky Utilities (KU) power outage. Power restoration expected this evening. Life-threatening emergencies: Call 911. Non life-threatening emergencies, contact 859-622-1111. Residential students contact your on call RA with questions and concerns.
Sat, March 08 - 07:33PM
E K U Critical Alert: Richmond Campus experiencing Kentucky Utilities (KU) power outage. Power restoration this evening. Non-emergencies, contact 859-622-1111. -- E K U Critical Alert: Richmond Campus experiencing Kentucky Utilities (KU) power outage. Power restoration this evening. Non-emergencies, contact 859-622-1111. Eastern Kentucky University Richmond Campus is currently experiencing a campus wide electrical outage. The EKU Facilities Management team is working with Kentucky Utilities (KU) to resolve the situation. Parts of campus are operating under generators while non generator areas are being addressed as first priority. We will notify campus once power is restored. Employees and students, check your EKU email and Rave Alerts for future updates. Visit https://www.eku.edu/emergency-management/ for the latest information. Contact Non life-threatening emergency: 859-622-1111 Life threatening emergency: call 911 Residential students should contact your on call RA with questions and concerns